ATTRITION: a gradual reduction or weakening
EDIFICATION: enlighten; instruct
ABLUTION: a cleansing with water
ELOCUTION: the art of public speaking
WRITHE: to twist or bending in pain
PEDESTRIAN: ordinary; moving on feet
CARRION: dead and rotting flesh
PINION: to bind the wings; to confine
AMBIVALENCE: indecision
KISMET: fate

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DEPLOY: to arrange strategically
CAVALIER: carefree and nonchalant
EGG: to encourage or incite to action
METE: to distribute by measure; to allot
NULLIFY: to make useless; cancel
EMBROIL: to involve in argument or hostile action
WAFFLE: to speak or write evasively
ASCRIBE: to attribute to a specific cause
ENHANCE: to improve; to intensify
IMPAIR: to diminish, as in strength

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TERSE: to the point; concise
COERCE: to force someone by threatening
DIVERSE: different; varied
ABATE: to reduce
ABIDE: to remain; continue; stay; endure
GAMBIT: to take a risk for some advantage
JAUNT: a short pleasure trip
FRANK: marked by free and sincere expression
LITHE: bending easily and gracefully
AESTHETIC: having to do with artistic beauty